Mr Chris Wilson

Position

Biography

Chris is a Ngarrindjeri academic and Indigenous archaeologist with experience in teaching, research and community engagement in higher education. He has been involved in community-based research projects and Indigenous cultural heritage working with the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority (NRA). This has included: repatriation and reburial of Ngarrindjeri Old People's (human) remains from Australian and British museums; archaeological investigations along the Lower Murray River and Coorong in South Australia; as well as community centered training and cultural education. He has been awarded nationally competitive research grants by the Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS); the Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE); and, the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Qualifications

Enrolled, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University (Submission Date: October 2016) 2010, Professional Certificate in Indigenous Research Training and Practices, University of Melbourne 2006, Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours), First Class, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University

Honours, awards and grants

2013, Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Award, AINSE (ALNGRA11022)2012, Aborigines Advancement League Grant (Part-Time), University of South Australia2012, Flinders University Leadership Program (FULP), Flinders University2010, Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Award, AINSE (ALNGRA10062)2009, University of Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Prize, Australian Archaeological Association (AAA)2008, Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Research Award, AIATSIS (G2008/7398)

Key responsibilities

Academic advice and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) studentsDelivery of programs and information regarding pathways and information for ATSI studentsBuilding upon networks and relationships between the university and external sectors (including government, private and NGOs)Coordination of core topics managed by YunggorendiDelivery of guest lectures for academic programs related to my disciplinary expertiseContribution to research development and projects

Wilson, C.J. (2010). Becoming a Ngarrindjeri archaeologist : the journey to and from suburbia. In George Nicholas, ed. Being and Becoming an Indigenous Archaeologist. Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press, pp. 327-333.

Hemming, S.J. and Wilson, C.J. (2010). The First 'Stolen Generations': Repatriation and Reburial in Ngarrindjeri Ruwe (country) In Paul Turnbull & Michael Pickering, ed. The Long Way Home: The Meanings and Values of Repatriation. Oxford: Berghahn Books, pp. 183-198. [Scopus]

Wilson, C.J. (2010). How far has 'Indigenous Archaeology' shifted within the Australian context? Exploring the relationship between Ngarrindjeri knowledge and archaeological research in the Lower Murray, South Australia. Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 75th Anniversary Meeting. St Louis, Missori, USA. Apr 2012.

Wilson, C.J. (2009). Implications and challenges of repatriating and reburying Ngarrindjeri Old People from the Edinburgh Collection. Museum International, 61(1-2) pp. 37-40. [10.1111/j.1468-0033.2009.01671.x][Scopus]

Wilson, C.J. (2006). Return of the Ngarrindjeri: repatriating old people back to country. Australian Archaeology, 62 pp. 66-67.

Wilson, C.J. (2011). Reponse to artworks by Ian Abdulla: Wildlife along the river; On my way home after I got at least four sheep's heads; Here we are playing cowboys; Waiting for the white men to kill sheep. Long Way Home: A Celebration of 21 Years of Yunggorendi First Nations Centre. Adelaide: Flinders University Art Museum, pp. 46-51.